The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-02
STILL AFTER AMERICAS CUP.
HfR SWEET ORDERS n CUTTER TO
FIGHT ron IT NEXT YEAR.

Boston-Mr. Bell Net entisned Tof"Iho
naayaewer May 9rappie the rhistie.
Caledonia comes up smiling. She will try
again next year to take away our cur. Tho
frosty wake OF the Thistle had not vanished
into the biowy emerald OF tho sea on Friday
before gallant Scotch yachtsman. WHO saw
the wondrous sloop eating to windward OF the
cutter, determined to mako an effort to re-
store tho diminished glory OF his native heath.
He Ia said to have been confident before the
races that tho Thistle would beat the centre
boarder. and to have indicated to Ills friends
that II the cutter failed he would see about
building one that would have q chance TO suc-
coed. Nearly every sportsman In town knows
che name OF this ambitious yachtsman. 1t Is
Charles Sweet, tho owner Of tho slippery
fwenty-ton Gutter Clara. designed by Mr..
William Fife, Jr., OF Fairlie.
Mr.. Sweet is q young marine lawyer OF New
York and London. He has been q member OF
tho New York Yacht Club for eight or ten years.
and probably has moro friends In America
than elsewhere. He fs popular among yachts
men and clubmen, and can sail boat as well
as tho best among American Corinthians. He
was born at Ayr, about thirty miles from
Tairlie, the residence Of the Fiios. well-known
yacht builders. He formed the acquaintance
Of young Mr.. William Fife, who designed
and built tho CLARA for him. Since Mr.. File
mas D66h n6T0. no anu MI. pWoos now hsi Ao-
lauent talks about yachts. the outcome Of which.
1T 10 related. Is that Mr.. Fife has On order to
which viii be- eouai, in proportion TO tonnase to
az sssRy VII e.
Itesr GLASS, or OF the second. or Shamrock and
g. G nsss So NJ Ss ad s
TUNED to their hotels a. late h tp TIM. thu
s9s
Es an exemplihcation OF the theory Of the mar
Eow-beam Gutter advocates: Her sail-cn5rryi LaS
s ssa mo hs %ers than likely Tat The new
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III. Sweet Is also member Of the Easiotn. A.
lantio, Seawanhaka, Corinthian. and Lacch-
Precedins The announcement Of Mr.. Sweets
% fe shy e. tie the
Of The ysoSs MABEL IL. Ssssrminsd % build ninety:
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s: a..tos and formerly master of the Aadse will be
The Scotch journ alists. Messrs. Wilson and
Bell, who came oyer here to report the cup
said that shs NJ Mss o IN
Ass Sas sna
SaSs ~ r.
The journalists said that they had seen
h o sbS and he sa
design se.tonnsr to beat Tie Volunteer This
&ur or a sates
Goavsrnsar Kort5sht e tae c kssatt,s s GSm
the notification OF, a challenge 70 be made IN
the future would not necessarily entitle
s than sas h2
and would qIannsS 3nss give ssd he
and tonnage OF the vessel. The Americas Cup
CHALLENGES could be accepted and two sets Of
races sailed A whole fleet Of American schoon-
ers once sailed against an English yacht in do
MI, BeiI i not satisfied with his contests with
s Try
Or sells her here. He believes the Thistle can
Of the Larchmont Yacht Club asked Secretary
was willing to enter the thistle in y race over
Ss r. H. Tes hsi liz fh,ss
wns ss sosS hat M Morgan will put
The Captain and crew q the Thistle. which
rSsr shs uss o
prize money they confidently expected t3 get
next year Is Mr. Sweet VIII sc. him to COM PM
City OF Rome on Oct L..
sailmaker Ratsey said the reason the leech
IN H. s ehs Ae H sad Satsn
Sss chem liz says he thinks Keel
boat cannot be made to beat centreboard in
Gen. Paine mei thinks that is true of big boats,
t. the opaion OF his eminent design
Many were the eyes turned eastward yostor-
day from bay bound travellers n the hope, Of
getting even a glance Of the gallant defender
shs
her In loving embrace. and jealousy guard
closer about her and s6owerins rainy kissss
upon her spars deHksS and Lowered sails Lhs
and Ksns sw to hs
softly and tiny waves to lick her sides. All
Her air was disnifed even oueeniy. but not
naughty. with all her honors, and she bore
mischief who turned her tide swung back tull
upon her like spoiled child Jealous of an
others fortune. Near by the Atlantic and the
Puritan hobnobbed together with many lazy
gesture gossipping doubtless about this beau
tiful stranger who had stolen their laurels
Aboard the victor all betokened relaxation.
The race was over the effort and excitement
done, and now for q good lazy hour. A group
Of ssamen stood torward Idly smoking and
shirts were strung to air upon the braces. coils
Of rope hung loosely about the calstan' the
other tnformalities showed the queen In n6gli-
gee. Yet all was clean and neat as wax the
morning scrubbing and polishing had been
duly done. and now some tars were rubbing
down with soap and stin brushes the, oilskins
soiled the day before. Capt Hah leaned against
the cabin. One hand was In his pocket tile
other steered a briarwood to and from his lips
from which issued at each removal OF the pipo
reflective and contented threads of smoke. He
greeted a reporter affably and talked quietly
abOut the raCe. -,--